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Jimi Hendrix Concert Poster 1968 Merriweather Post Pavalion

Posted on August 23, 2012 by postercentral

My personal favorite Jimi Hendrix Experience concert poster ever made… a one-off poster from the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD on August 16, 1968. This jumbo Hendrix window card is half-psychedelic, half-boxing style in design, and features Day-Glo colors … Continue reading →

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Muddy Waters Window Card 1950s w/ Ray Charles & Ruth Brown

Posted on August 19, 2012 by postercentral

Talk about a stellar line-up… this 1954 gem features an astonishing array of R&B talent, with four of the five acts now members of the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame. Most poster collectors consider this a “50s Muddy Waters … Continue reading →

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Family Dog Presents Rock n Roll Dance & Concert Poster 1965 Charlatans

Posted on August 13, 2012 by postercentral

Before any Bill Graham or Chet Helms concert posters were produced, before any Acid Tests or Trips Festivals took place, the brand new Family Dog four-person collective put on a dance-concert in San Francisco that was simply the beginning of … Continue reading →

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1930s Big Band Jazz Concert Posters – Cab Calloway, Earl Hines

Posted on August 8, 2012 by postercentral

Here were take a look at three late-1930s cardboard advertising window cards made to sell tickets for Cab Calloway, Earl “Fatha” Hines and Jimmie Lunceford in concert, along with their respective big bands. Now approaching 75 years old, these authentic … Continue reading →

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Beatles Concert Poster 1966 Shea Stadium – Real, Not a Fake

Posted on August 4, 2012 by postercentral

The Beatles played New York’s Shea Stadium on two occasions… in 1965, when they famously could have sold out the 55,000-seat ballpark 10 times over, and again in 1966, when in fact they didn’t even sell it out once. Therefore, … Continue reading →

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